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Newspaper
Burlington Weekly Hawk
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1864
Page
1
The piece surveys the Border State Freedmen's Convention at Louisville on the 22d, denouncing radical aims to end slavery swiftly. It also notes European upheaval from Austria and Prussia to Italy and France, and comments on British piracy actions, Confederate sympathy, and upcoming military movements near Chattanooga.
The Iowa Loyal People Convention debates party name, endorses Lincoln for president, and backs war aims to end slavery. Resolutions praise Union victories, pledge support for Iowa regiments, and call for constitutional amendment to abolish slavery nationwide. Speakers include Tracy, Sullivan, Gow, Hastman, Russell, Stiles, Butler, O'Connor, Nourse, Withrow, McCrary.
Division notes that General Dodge will relocate his headquarters to Athens Alabama within days. The article praises his abilities and expresses hope for two shouldered guns. It mentions rebels exploiting the Amnesty Proclamation and oath takers marching, with four companies of the Second arriving home. Weather is discussed as turning cold after rain, with an upcoming move to Georgia cotton fields.
The Legislature advanced a bill to abolish the Board of Education and create a Superintendent of Instruction. Proposals for a Military Department at the State University and $25,000 for new university buildings were considered. Efforts to endow the Iowa Orphan Asylum seek $175,000, with tax or annual state grant options. A debate on adjournment set for March 15 included resistance to delaying work and cautions about Railroad Directors.
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